With the 1200 ml Photocolor kits you get the most for the money but you need however to gather 7-8 rolls to run a batch. I found that preheating the tank/film by filling it with 40C water prior developing, and then having the tank immersed in 40C water bath during actual first and colour developing phases keeps the temperature to 38 +- 0.5C for the required 6-7 minutes session. Run a couple of dummy procedures and check your temperatures with a human thermometer to establish a pattern.
It used to be that constant temperature was the biggest issue. Modern films (or modern E6 kits) are more tolerant to small temperature variations. Nowadays your worst enemies are dust and water impurities. You need clean tap water (no deposits or use a carbon filter) and a dust free closet to dry your films. Otherwise stick to the lab and your mental integrity. ;o) E6 is fun and hey, do it while you can. Soon it'll be fairytale subject. :oT Servus, Alin John wrote: JC> I have used several E6 kits from Kodak very successfully at home, and JC> cheerfully washed the dregs down the drain. I believe the kits are made so JC> that there are no dreadfully harmful residues. >> How expensive would the chemicals be per roll of film? JC> Cheaper than taking the film to a professional lab, in my case here in JC> Australia. >> Would it be possible to do it in my bathroom with out too much fancy >> setup? JC> Yes,you only need ordinary tank or drum processing equipment and some form JC> of temperature control. I used a deep sink of water at 40C to maintain the JC> chemicals in the tank at approximately the recommended temperature, and did JC> not find my results significantly affected by any deviation from the JC> standard. THere will be those who will say that you absolutely must JC> maintain the baths at +/- .5 degrees of recommendation - too pure for me, JC> and too hard to do at home without expensive equipment. >> What is the best kind of chemicals/developer setup? JC> Try a Kodak Ektachrome processing kit - you can get them in various sizes, JC> and from memory the smallest will do about three rolls. >> >> Francis >> >> *PENTAX SAMURAI* >> JC> HTH JC> John Coyle JC> Brisbane, Australia
